United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1712 (105th)
China Market Access and Export Opportunities Act of 1997
Introduced
22 May 1997
Last action
—
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
China Market Access and Export Opportunities Act of 1997 - Directs the President to increase the rate of duty with respect to one or more products of China if it is determined that China is not: (1) according adequate trade benefits to the United States; or (2) taking adequate steps or making significant proposals to become a World Trade Organization (WTO) member. Grants, upon China's accession to the WTO, nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation) treatment to Chinese products.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 May 1997
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1712
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1712